Boca Historical Society Inducts Four Honorees
The Boca Raton Historical Society's Walk of Recognition honored four community figures at its 30th anniversary event.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Awards
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The Boca Raton Historical Society inducted four honorees into its Walk of Recognition at a 30th anniversary event held Wednesday evening at The Addison's 1926 special events venue. The program has inducted honorees since 1997 to salute community legends.
Why it matters
The Walk of Recognition marks three decades of honoring people who shaped Boca Raton's civic, cultural and development history. The induction gives residents a formal record of local figures whose work built the city.
The Walk of Recognition has inducted honorees since 1997, and this year's class of four marked the program's 30th anniversary. The extraction did not specify how many total honorees the program has inducted across its history.
The players
Boca Raton Historical Society
The Boca Raton Historical Society is the local organization that runs the Walk of Recognition program honoring community legends.
Marta Batmasian
Marta Batmasian is the founder of the Walk of Recognition and co-leads the James & Marta Batmasian Family Foundation.
Marie Hester
Marie Hester is a Boca Raton civic leader who served on the city's Historic Preservation Board and is president of DISC (Developing Interracial Social Change).
John W. Temple
John W. Temple was Arvida president in the 1980s and has documented his development history in three books.
The details
Honorees appeared both on video and in person at the event, which was presented by the James & Marta Batmasian Family Foundation. Jade Jarvis introduced Marta Batmasian, the program's founder, during the ceremony.
Timeline
1997: The Walk of Recognition begins inducting honorees.
1926: The Addison's special events venue is built.
- 2026-11-04
Four honorees are inducted at the 30th anniversary event.
Season Trajectory
The Walk of Recognition has inducted honorees since 1997, and the 30th anniversary class extends that three-decade record of honoring Boca Raton's civic figures. The program continues to build a formal local archive of people tied to the city's development.
Residents can see the people behind Boca Raton's history recognized in a public ceremony at The Addison. The honors give local organizations and families a visible example of community service to follow.
The takeaway
Recognition programs like the Walk of Recognition preserve local history by tying civic contributions to named individuals. Residents interested in Boca Raton's past can use these honorees as a starting point for further reading.
Further reading
For more local honors, see Awards coverage across Boca Raton.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Boca Raton Tribune.
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